Comments on: Ireland Photography Rights http://www.gaelicimages.com/2009/06/ireland-photography-rights/ Irish Photography Info Site Fri, 09 Apr 2010 02:05:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David http://www.gaelicimages.com/2009/06/ireland-photography-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-24 David Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:07:07 +0000 http://www.gaelicimages.com/?p=14#comment-24 Hi, Could you give citation of where these points stand in relation to the written law (acts, sections) etc. if possible? (It is well and good to say 'I have to right to take photos of -' , but to answer with 'The X act, section y gives me this right' is altogether more useful and give a lot more force to the argument of the photographer. Also if you could expand this article is would be very beneficial, for example, are gardai performing their job in a 'private' state despite being on public property etc. (assuming the photographer is not obstructing the work of the garda). Is it necessary to get a model release in order to publish photos of people or is the fact that a photo was taken legally on public property, sufficient? Is the release extra or necessary? Thanks Hi,

Could you give citation of where these points stand in relation to the written law (acts, sections) etc. if possible? (It is well and good to say ‘I have to right to take photos of -’ , but to answer with ‘The X act, section y gives me this right’ is altogether more useful and give a lot more force to the argument of the photographer.

Also if you could expand this article is would be very beneficial, for example, are gardai performing their job in a ‘private’ state despite being on public property etc. (assuming the photographer is not obstructing the work of the garda). Is it necessary to get a model release in order to publish photos of people or is the fact that a photo was taken legally on public property, sufficient? Is the release extra or necessary?

Thanks

]]> By: martin http://www.gaelicimages.com/2009/06/ireland-photography-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-23 martin Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:56:03 +0000 http://www.gaelicimages.com/?p=14#comment-23 Parents would need to exercise some common sense here. In this particular case no children were photographed. The law states that anyone can take photographs of anyone or anything without their consent once the photos are taken in PUBIC. There is nothing 'gray' about that! Once you are in a public place like a street, a park or similar then you forfeit all rights to privacy as far as photography is concernded.If this wasn't the case it would be impossible to photograph public events like football mathes, golf tournaments etc. If permission was necessary from everyone in such photographs then ... Furthermore, photographs of people to include children have been taken since the camera was invented. The current hysteria about child abuse is fair enough and parents have always had to be vigalent in looking after their children.But, there is such a thing as paranoia and this is a psychiatric condition where people suffer from delusions of one kind or another. The accidental inclusion of passers by in photogaphs some of whom happen to be children does not justify a parent calling the cops and making outrageous accusations based on their mental illness or something approaching such an illness.Ask yourself how could children be placed in danger by photography? We are not talking about child porn here but photos taken outdoors while kids are running about a park for God's sake!!! Its total madness. Parents would need to exercise some common sense here. In this particular case no children were photographed.
The law states that anyone can take photographs of anyone or anything without their consent once the photos are taken in PUBIC. There is nothing ‘gray’ about that! Once you are in a public place like a street, a park or similar then you forfeit all rights to privacy as far as photography is concernded.If this wasn’t the case it would be impossible to photograph public events like football mathes, golf tournaments etc. If permission was necessary from everyone in such photographs then …
Furthermore, photographs of people to include children have been taken since the camera was invented. The current hysteria about child abuse is fair enough and parents have always had to be vigalent in looking after their children.But, there is such a thing as paranoia and this is a psychiatric condition where people suffer from delusions of one kind or another. The accidental inclusion of passers by in photogaphs some of whom happen to be children does not justify a parent calling the cops and making outrageous accusations based on their mental illness or something approaching such an illness.Ask yourself how could children be placed in danger by photography? We are not talking about child porn here but photos taken outdoors while kids are running about a park for God’s sake!!! Its total madness.

]]> By: admin http://www.gaelicimages.com/2009/06/ireland-photography-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-22 admin Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:12:47 +0000 http://www.gaelicimages.com/?p=14#comment-22 As a parent my self I can understand why other parents would be worried. I would not like to see anyone taking pictures of my kids with out my permission. As a photographer standing behind a camra you know what type of picture you are taking, but the the parent they have no idea of what your intentions are ,any parent that cares about their children will take all measures to protect their children from any danger. When takine photo in a play area for young kids you are in a very gray area as far as the law is concerned and the parent have the wright to confirm if you are there for ligument reasons or not. No photographer wants to be mistaken as a peadohphile, and no parent wants a peadohphile near their kids. My recomendation to help a photographer in this situation is to approach some of the parent let them know what you are doing and ask them if its ok to take a few photos. As a parent my self I can understand why other parents would be worried. I would not like to see anyone taking pictures of my kids with out my permission. As a photographer standing behind a camra you know what type of picture you are taking, but the the parent they have no idea of what your intentions are ,any parent that cares about their children will take all measures to protect their children from any danger. When takine photo in a play area for young kids you are in a very gray area as far as the law is concerned and the parent have the wright to confirm if you are there for ligument reasons or not. No photographer wants to be mistaken as a peadohphile, and no parent wants a peadohphile near their kids.
My recomendation to help a photographer in this situation is to approach some of the parent let them know what you are doing and ask them if its ok to take a few photos.

]]> By: p martin http://www.gaelicimages.com/2009/06/ireland-photography-rights/comment-page-1/#comment-20 p martin Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:45:13 +0000 http://www.gaelicimages.com/?p=14#comment-20 I took a few snaps in a public park recently to compare with pictures taken in my childhood in the same park. I took pictures of trees, pathways, a children's play area was part of two of the seven pictures I took. I also took two of a public building just outside the park. I was stooped by police, my camera taken and closely examined in full view of a crowd of people and accused of 'taking pictures of children', the clear implication of this accusation was to label me a child abuser or a paedohphile. I was shocked, humiliated and very disturbed by this outrage, which has more to say about police stupidity and arrogance than the harmless and boring quality of the photographs which I took. I intend to sue those who made the bogus calls to the police and the police for defamation of my character. Has anyone else had a similar experience? If so maybe you could post it here. This madness has got to stop. I took a few snaps in a public park recently to compare with pictures taken in my childhood in the same park. I took pictures of trees, pathways, a children’s play area was part of two of the seven pictures I took. I also took two of a public building just outside the park. I was stooped by police, my camera taken and closely examined in full view of a crowd of people and accused of ‘taking pictures of children’, the clear implication of this accusation was to label me a child abuser or a paedohphile. I was shocked, humiliated and very disturbed by this outrage, which has more to say about police stupidity and arrogance than the harmless and boring quality of the photographs which I took. I intend to sue those who made the bogus calls to the police and the police for defamation of my character. Has anyone else had a similar experience? If so maybe you could post it here. This madness has got to stop.

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